It baffles me that everything is so homogenized, because the world isn't, and yet we continue to support things that are so incredibly milquetoast. Octavia Spencer bafflecontinuehomogenize Change image and share on social
I will live in TV Land watching 'Columbo.' I also like my 'Forensic Files,' all of that true crime. Octavia Spencer columbocrimefile Change image and share on social
There are fewer and fewer roles that I haven't done already, or archetypes that I haven't played, and to break out of that box, the most interesting stuff is television. Octavia Spencer archetypeboxbreak Change image and share on social
You have to get out of your comfort zone in order to grow. And as an actor, you don't become Meryl Streep by doing the same type of comedy. You get there by being challenged. And unfortunately, there's a lack of roles for women of color, so you actually have to be the engineer creating some of those roles. Octavia Spencer actorchallengecolor share on social
The mentality of how we treat one another needs to be examined - especially how we treat our men of color. Octavia Spencer colorexamineman Change image and share on social
We as women have a voice and we are decision makers in what film to see. We always support our boyfriends and husbands by going to see the male dominated films, but we don't compel them to see films with female casts. Octavia Spencer boyfriendcastcompel share on social
We all have hourglass figures; your sand just settles in different places. Octavia Spencer figurehourglassplace Change image and share on social
As we women know, there are so many other hurdles that we have to cross that I would love it if we could stop having the race conversation so that we can get women further on. You know, a female president now that we have an African American president. Maybe we can get an Asian female, a gay person? Octavia Spencer africanamericanasian share on social